A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
First DNA barcoding of Dysderidae (Araneae) from Kosovo, with new records and the description of a new species of Harpactea Bristowe, 1939
Authors: Geci, Donard; Ibrahimi, Halil; Strohmeier, Thomas; Kobmüller, Stephan; Bilalli, Astrit; Zamani, Alireza
Publisher: Magnolia Press
Publication year: 2025
Journal: Zootaxa
Journal name in source: Zootaxa
Volume: 5653
Issue: 4
First page : 486
Last page: 500
ISSN: 1175-5326
eISSN: 1175-5334
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.4.2
Web address : https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.4.2
New taxonomic and faunistic data on the dysderid spiders of Kosovo are presented, along with a survey of previous records. Harpactea dardanica Geci & Zamani sp. nov., belonging to the lepida species-group, is described as new to science based on male specimens collected in the Bjeshkët-e-Nemuna National Park, western Kosovo. Dysdera adriatica Kulczyński, 1897, Dy. lata Reuss, 1834, Dasumia kusceri (Kratochvíl, 1935), H. rubicunda (C.L. Koch, 1838), H. srednagora Dimitrov & Lazarov, 1999, and H. tenuiemboli Deltshev, 2011, as well as the genus Dasumia Thorell, 1875, are reported from Kosovo for the first time. Additional records are provided for Dy. longirostris Doblika, 1853 and H. lepida (C.L. Koch, 1838). DNA barcodes (partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene) were generated for all species. Photographic illustrations are provided for the newly described species, as well as for H. srednagora and H. tenuiemboli.
Funding information in the publication:
Turku University Foundation (ID 081820)